## Internet connection Internet connection — Simple TCP/IP connection functions. |

## Synopsis

    typedef             GnomeVFSInetConnection;
    GnomeVFSResult      gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create    (GnomeVFSInetConnection **connection_return,
                                                             const gchar *host_name,
                                                             guint host_port,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);
    void                gnome_vfs_inet_connection_destroy   (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);
    void                gnome_vfs_inet_connection_free      (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);
    GnomeVFSSocket*     gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);
    GnomeVFSSocketBuffer* gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket_buffer
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);
    int                 gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_fd    (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);
    GnomeVFSResult      gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create_from_address
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection **connection_return,
                                                             GnomeVFSAddress *address,
                                                             guint host_port,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);
    GnomeVFSAddress*    gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_address
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);
    char*               gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_ip    (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

## Description

A GnomeVFSInetConnection represents a TCP/IP connection. You can either use gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create which will use the gnome_vfs_resolve DNS resolution functions internally or you can do the name resolution yourself and use gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create_from_address to connect to a specific address. After a connection has been established all I/O is done through a GnomeVFSSocket or a GnomeVFSSocketBuffer.

## Details

### GnomeVFSInetConnection

    typedef struct GnomeVFSInetConnection GnomeVFSInetConnection;

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create ()

    GnomeVFSResult      gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create    (GnomeVFSInetConnection **connection_return,
                                                             const gchar *host_name,
                                                             guint host_port,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);

Creates a connection at `connection_return` to `host_name` using port `port`.

`connection_return` : | pointer to a pointer to a GnomeVFSInetConnection, which will contain an allocated GnomeVFSInetConnection object on return.
`host_name` : | string indicating the host to establish an internet connection with.
`host_port` : | port number to connect to.
`cancellation` : | handle allowing cancellation of the operation.
Returns : | GnomeVFSResult indicating the success of the operation.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_destroy ()

    void                gnome_vfs_inet_connection_destroy   (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);

Closes/Destroys `connection`.

`connection` : | connection to destroy.
`cancellation` : | handle for cancelling the operation.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_free ()

    void                gnome_vfs_inet_connection_free      (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);

Frees `connection` without closing the socket.

`connection` : | connection to free.
`cancellation` : | handle for cancelling the operation.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket ()

    GnomeVFSSocket*     gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

Wrap `connection` inside a standard GnomeVFSSocket for convenience.

`connection` : | connection to be wrapped into a GnomeVFSSocket.
Returns : | a newly created GnomeVFSSocket around `connection`.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket_buffer ()

    GnomeVFSSocketBuffer* gnome_vfs_inet_connection_to_socket_buffer
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

Wrap `connection` inside a standard GnomeVFSSocketBuffer for convenience.

`connection` : | connection to be wrapped into a GnomeVFSSocketBuffer.
Returns : | a newly created GnomeVFSSocketBuffer around `connection`.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_fd ()

    int                 gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_fd    (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

Retrieve the UNIX file descriptor corresponding to `connection`.

`connection` : | connection to get the file descriptor from.
Returns : | file descriptor.

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create_from_address ()

    GnomeVFSResult      gnome_vfs_inet_connection_create_from_address
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection **connection_return,
                                                             GnomeVFSAddress *address,
                                                             guint host_port,
                                                             GnomeVFSCancellation *cancellation);

Creates a connection at `connection_return` to `address` using port `port`.

`connection_return` : | pointer to a pointer to a GnomeVFSInetConnection, which will contain an allocated GnomeVFSInetConnection object on return.
`address` : | a valid GnomeVFSAddress.
`host_port` : | port number to connect to.
`cancellation` : | handle allowing cancellation of the operation.
Returns : | GnomeVFSResult indicating the success of the operation.

Since 2.8

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_address ()

    GnomeVFSAddress*    gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_address
                                                            (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

Retrieve the address of the other side of a connected `connection`.

`connection` : | connection to get the address from.
Returns : | a GnomeVFSAddress containing the address. Since 2.8

### gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_ip ()

    char*               gnome_vfs_inet_connection_get_ip    (GnomeVFSInetConnection *connection);

Retrieve the ip address of the other side of a connected `connection`.

`connection` : | connection to get the ip from.
Returns : | string version of the ip.

Since 2.8